PBS film tells of Leo Frank and century-old crimes

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8:00 pm EDT, Thursday, October 29, 2009

In this publicity image released by PBS, Leo Frank is shown. Frank, a Jewish supervisor of a pencil factory in Atlanta, was convicted of the 1913 murder of Mary Phagan, a 13-year-old laborer in the factory. Frank''s story will be told in "The People v. Leo Frank," a 90-minute film on PBS airing Monday, Nov. 2 at 10:00 p.m. EDT. (AP Photo/PBS)

In this publicity image released by PBS, Leo Frank is shown. Frank, a Jewish supervisor of a pencil factory in Atlanta, was convicted of the 1913 murder of Mary Phagan, a 13-year-old laborer in the factory.

In this publicity image released by PBS, Leo Frank is shown. Frank, a Jewish supervisor of a pencil factory in Atlanta, was convicted of the 1913 murder of Mary Phagan, a 13-year-old laborer in the factory. Frank''s story will be told in "The People v. Leo Frank," a 90-minute film on PBS airing Monday, Nov. 2 at 10:00 p.m. EDT. (AP Photo/PBS)

In this publicity image released by PBS, Leo Frank is shown. Frank, a Jewish supervisor of a pencil factory in Atlanta, was convicted of the 1913 murder of Mary Phagan, a 13-year-old laborer in the factory.

In this publicity image released by PBS, Leo Frank is shown. Frank, a Jewish supervisor of a pencil factory in Atlanta, was convicted of the 1913 murder of Mary Phagan, a 13-year-old laborer in the factory. Frank''s story will be told in "The People v. Leo Frank," a 90-minute film on PBS airing Monday, Nov. 2 at 10:00 p.m. EDT. (AP Photo/PBS)

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